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58-foot Baleen Whale Washes Ashore At Bangladesh's Kuakata Beach
The remains of a large baleen whale, measuring 58 feet long and 20 feet wide, wash up on Kuakata beach in Patuakhali, Bangladesh, on June 3, 2026. Mir Mohammad Ali, a researcher at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, confirms the whale is a baleen species and emphasizes the importance of a necropsy to determine the cause of death, which could include ship strikes, entanglement, plastic ingestion, disease, or food scarcity. Local fishermen report seeing the carcass floating approximately 15 kilometers offshore before it was carried to the coastline by tides. Volunteers from the Coastal Environmental Protection Movement arrive to attempt a recovery, but the advanced decomposition prevents immediate extraction. (Photo by Asif Ahmed/NurPhoto)
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| Photographer | Asif Ahmed/NurPhoto |
| Category | Social Issue |
| Copyright | © 2026 NurPhoto - Asif Ahmed/NurPhoto |
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